Question

Jack's birthday is in 8 weeks. How many days is it until Jack's birthday? Complete the explanation on how you could use a number line to solve. Jack's birthday is in days. I would draw equal jumps of beginning at 0 on the number line. The jumps end at .

Answer 1

Jack's birthday is in 56 days.

The jumps end at point 56 on the number line.

Explanation:

Since one week has 7 days.

So, 8 week = 8 x 7 =56 days.

Hence, Jack's birthday is in 56 days.

On the number line, the current time is being represented by 0.

When I take one jump from 0, I will reach the point 1 on the number line, which corresponds to 1 day.

Again, in my 2nd jump from point 1 on the number line, the next point on the number line will be 2 which corresponds to 2 days.

This process repeats until I complete the 56 jumps to get point 56 on the number line, which corresponds to 56 days.

In this way, the number line can be used to solve.

Hence, the jumps end at point 56 on the number line.